Per-state guide
Wisconsin Bar Exam Prep
Wisconsin bar exam (UBE): fees, deadlines, tested subjects, and recommended prep for the July 2026 and February 2027 administrations.
Key dates & fees
Source-of-truth pulled from the NCBE charts and verified state pages, last reviewed April 27, 2026.
July 2026 administration
ncbe_verified| Exam type | UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-05-01 |
| Final deadline | 2026-06-01 |
| Late deadlines | 2026-06-01 |
| Standard fee | $450 / $850 |
| Attorney fee | $450 / $850 |
| Repeater fee | $450 |
| Late fee | Not published |
| Laptop fee | $163 |
February 2027 administration
ncbe_verified| Exam type | UBE |
|---|---|
| Timely deadline | 2026-12-01 |
| Final deadline | 2027-01-01 |
| Late deadlines | 2027-01-01 |
| Standard fee | $450 / $850 |
| Attorney fee | $450 / $850 |
| Repeater fee | $450 |
| Late fee | Not published |
| Laptop fee | $163 |
Tested subjects
Legacy UBE beginning July 2026 plus Wisconsin law/practice education requirements.
Wisconsin is moving from its state exam to the legacy UBE beginning July 2026, with separate jurisdiction-specific law components for admission.
National / UBE overlap
Civil ProcedureConstitutional LawContracts / SalesCriminal Law & ProcedureEvidenceReal PropertyTortsBusiness Associations
State-specific or local focus
Wisconsin Law and Practice Education
Cycle-specific cautions
Conflict of LawsFamily Law / Domestic RelationsTrusts / EstatesSecured Transactions / UCC 9
Board note: Wisconsin adoption details are new enough that applicants should confirm UBE and local-law component rules before relying on any summary.
National resources to pair with Wisconsin
Official sources
- NCBE WI UBE fees and deadlines chart
- NCBE jurisdiction indexOfficial NCBE entrypoint for jurisdiction-specific admission information.
- Wisconsin Court System UBE adoption articleOfficial Wisconsin Judiciary article explaining Wisconsin adoption of the UBE beginning July 2026.
- NCBE note on Wisconsin adopting the legacy UBENCBE public note about Wisconsin administering the legacy UBE and adding jurisdiction-specific law components.
- NCBE help: legacy and NextGen content differencesOfficial NCBE help article noting July 2026 MEE removals and the MPT treatment of family law and trusts and estates.